Hyde5: What's a good name for Beckham's soccer team?

In what ways could the soccer star and fashion trend-setter David Beckham impact greater Miami culture? Here’s a forecast of the local David Beckham effect.

What’s in a soccer nickname?

Well, not much if you look at the weak nicknames around the MLS. The New England Revolution? The New York Red Bulls? Montreal Impact? Portland Timbers?

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Why even bother with nicknames, if that’s all you got? Which, I guess, explains why some teams don’t have a nickname. Toronto FC. Sporting Kansas City. FC Dallas ...

Yeah, I know, that’s the way soccer rolls. Please don’t go all soccer-evangelist on me — I like soccer, at least when Liverpool wins. But it all makes you wonder what the impending Miami franchise will be called.

2. If you’re going to tear it down, tear it all the way down. That’s what the Marlins are doing. It’s no fun, again, to see stars move out of town, but it’s good for Christian Yelich and the best thing for this latest rebuild to get four prospects from Milwaukee. Coral Springs native Lewis Brinson, rated 13th among major-league prospects by MLB.com, is the best return from Milwaukee. He instantly becomes the Marlins best prospect and immediately becomes their center fielder.

3. The Heat showed why they’re maxing out this season on off nights like Wednesday. When they don’t go with full effort, they lose to a bad team like Sacramento. To win as much as they have this year with no All-Stars, they’re squeezing everything they can from this roster in the regular season. That’s good. It’s fun. It also says they are limited heading into the playoffs.

4. You think Gerrard Gallant and the other ex-Panthers are enjoying this? Their expansion Las Vegas team is the talk of hockey with 68 points, second only to Tampa Bay this year. The Panthers have 44 points, 13th in the East, and virtually no shot at the playoffs.